Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-15
Chamberlain's Speeches in Scotland
ArousiDg Irish Indignation.

Chamberlain's Speeches in Scotland
ArousiDg Irish Indignation.
LONDON. April 14th.-The language u5ed
by Chamberlain in speaking at meetings in
Ayr has melted the Irish against him, and
he has received numerous letters warning
him that he will not leave Scotland alive.
Speaking to an assemblage of 800 persons,
Chamberlain said "The opponents Of
the crimes bill have madean ouicry against
the repression of liberty. Liberty TO do
what? To commit theft, to ruin industri-
Gus men, to outrage women Kisses,
mingled with cheers What are you hiss
ing the crime or the punishment ?"
Here man, rising and menacing Cham
berlain. cried " Ii is not characteristic of
the Irish to outrage women"
An attempt was made to turn the man
out, but Mr.. Chamberlain cried out,
Leave him alone" Then he continued:
' Do you want instances of insults offered
to women ?" GCheers, and cries of "Out-
rage you said You slander the Irish'
Chamberlain did not mean the
grossest outrage of all, but personal vio-
lence and insults. [Cheers and Kisses. l
referred to cases like that of the Curtin
family, where the lives of the widow and
daughters of the murdered man were made
iAtolerable; like that of the widow of an
accompanying the dead body of her hus-
band, was jeered and hooted along the
street"
Here the speaker was interrupted by
cri,s of Watch yourselfp' Kisses, and
general disorder
Resuming, Chamberlain said; 81 am
stating facts to which even my opponents
might listen in the silence of horror and
shame. When refer to assassinations
man here says, Take care of yourselfp
Has the time come when we cannot dis
cuss political matters in this country with
out being threatened with assassination?
[Great cheers.l This is thespirit of parties
in the Convention in Chicago. | am sorry
to know that they have any representatives
in Scotland. [Cries of They are not
Scotchmen."l That Convention, besides
being attended by delegates honestly in
sympathy with Ireland, had delegates of
different stamp-apostles OF outrage and
murder-who have been paid by the out
rage mongers of England. Mr.. Redmond,
the delegate of the Irish Parliamentary
party, explicitly declared before the Con-
vention that it was the aim Of that party
to effect the entire separation of Ireland
from England, and that their policy was to
make the government of Ireland by Eng
land impossible This they seek by the
most immoral conspiracy ever devised in a
civilized landry contending for liberty
to violate every. law, human and di-
vine. Do you think it infamous to
restrain these men? [Cheers.l Mr.. Par
nell threatened in the House of Commons,
under the specious guise of warning, that
if the coercion bill was passed there would
be renewal of outrage, dynamite explo-
sives and attempts to assassinate our states
men. This grim suggestion may prove the
death warrant of some of us. [Cries of
NOT Well, what happens to individuals
is not of much consequence. The danger
is to the commonwealth. For the first
time in English history our foes have SYM
pathiZers within our ancient fortress. Their
plan of attack finds encouragement from
those who ought to be the strongest defend
ers of our citadel. This makes our task the
more arduous. But we will not shrink, we
will not abate, we will not yield to threats
from whatever quarter they come; but we
will endeavor TO hand down unimpaiTed to
our children the unity, strength and honor
of the mighty Empire our foreiatheIs be-
queathed u.s."
Mr. Chamberlain's S speech has excited all
parties. The Unionists declare il is decla-
ration of war to the knife. The Glad
J stonians charge Chamberlain with SANDER
| ing and .vilifying his former colleagues by
the insinuation thas they sympathize with
| the perpetrators of outrages in Ireland. 1t
| is asserted that during this tour through
Scotland Chamberlain will be attended by
a private guard.